Papua New Guinean cricket team in Oman in 2023–24

The Papua New Guinea men's cricket team toured Oman in March 2024 to play two unofficial 50-over and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The T20I series provided both teams with preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[3] The 50-over series finished level, with Oman winning the first match and Papua New Guinea winning the second game.[4] Oman won the T20I series 2–1.[5]

Papua New Guinean cricket team in Oman in 2023–24
 
  Oman Papua New Guinea
Dates 6 – 8 March 2024
Captains Zeeshan Maqsood Assad Vala
Twenty20 International series
Results Oman won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Khalid Kail (88) Assad Vala (113)
Most wickets Bilal Khan (4) Alei Nao (4)
Chad Soper (4)

Squads

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  Oman   Papua New Guinea[2]

50-over series

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1st 50-over match

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3 March 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea  
184 (47.5 overs)
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  Oman
188/6 (38.3 overs)
Kiplin Doriga 67 (68)
Bilal Khan 3/31 (7 overs)
Ayaan Khan 53* (68)
Kabua Morea 2/27 (7 overs)
Oman won by 4 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Azad KR (Oma)
Player of the match: Ayaan Khan (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

2nd 50-over match

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4 March 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Oman  
243 (49.1 overs)
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  Papua New Guinea
249/6 (49.1 overs)
Shoaib Khan 59 (53)
Chad Soper 3/27 (10 overs)
Lega Siaka 70 (84)
Zeeshan Maqsood 2/33 (10 overs)
Papua New Guinea won by 4 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Parameswaran Balasubramanian (Oma) and Gopakumar Pillai (Oma)
Player of the match: Hiri Hiri (PNG)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.

T20I series

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1st T20I

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6 March 2024
11:00
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea  
136/6 (20 overs)
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  Oman
137/7 (19.3 overs)
Assad Vala 40 (39)
Zeeshan Maqsood 2/29 (4 overs)
Kashyap Prajapati 57* (49)
Chad Soper 3/26 (3.3 overs)
Oman won by 3 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Zaman Quoraishi (Oma)
Player of the match: Zeeshan Maqsood (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.
  • Khalid Kail (Oma) made his T20I debut.

2nd T20I

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7 March 2024
11:00
Scorecard
Oman  
145/7 (20 overs)
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  Papua New Guinea
148/2 (19.2 overs)
Khalid Kail 55 (43)
Alei Nao 3/15 (4 overs)
Sese Bau 65* (57)
Bilal Khan 1/19 (4 overs)
Papua New Guinea won by 8 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Gopakumar Pillai (Oma)
Player of the match: Sese Bau (PNG)
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.

3rd T20I

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8 March 2024
11:00
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea  
127/6 (20 overs)
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  Oman
128/6 (19 overs)
Hiri Hiri 53* (49)
Aqib Ilyas 2/20 (4 overs)
Khalid Kail 32* (37)
Kabua Morea 2/26 (4 overs)
Oman won by 4 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Parameswaran Balasubramanian (Oma)
Player of the match: Khalid Kail (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

References

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  1. ^ "Oman to host PNG for bilateral series from Sunday". Times of Oman. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Cricket PNG announce Kumul Petroleum PNG Barramundis team to tour India, Oman and Malaysia". Cricket PNG. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Oman to host Papa New Guinea for bilateral series". Arabian Stories. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Oman share honours with PNG in international series". Oman Observer. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Oman clinch T20I series win over PNG". Times of Oman. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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